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Development of a Self-Administered Checklist for Evaluation of the Musculoskeletal Disorders Risk Factors in Construction Industry

건설업에서 발생하는 근골격계질환 위험요인의 작업자 자가 평가용 체크리스트 개발

  • Lee, Yun-Keun (Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health) ;
  • Park, Hee-Sok (Department of Industrial Engineering, Hongik University) ;
  • Park, Jung-Keun (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute)
  • Received : 2010.02.17
  • Accepted : 2010.05.12
  • Published : 2010.10.30
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Abstract

In this study, a self-administered checklist for evaluation of the musculoskeletal disorders risk factors in construction industry was developed, and its reliability and validity were studied. 10 items of the checklist were determined based on the literature review, and total 2,793 construction workers participated in the analysis of the checklist's applicability. The results from the reliability analysis showed high Cohen's kappa coefficient (0.50~0.77), and high validity was also obtained in terms of relative risk (RR 1.73~9.14). Positive predictability was relatively low (13.0~32.5%), while negative predictability was high (80.1~96.8%). It can be concluded that the checklist would be suitable as a quick filtering tool of the ergonomic risk factors.

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